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Elusive Otter is an adorable card that features a fan-favorite creature type but unlike past otters, this one packs a punch that can change a game in a big way. Having a one-drop threat that can grow so easily and become unblockable opens up tempo archetypes that are not top tier in the Standard meta as of this writing.

Having a green adventure attached to it also opens up some possibilities with combat tricks and protection spells like Tyvar's Stand. Simply put, this card might open up a new Standard archetype that feels familiar to fans of prowess.
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Lich-Knight's Conquest Is a Standard Bomb | The Overthinking MTG Podcast

In this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 breaks down his impression of Lich-Knight's Conquest after playing with it in the Wilds of Eldraine Streamer Event (formerly known as Early Access). WOE has some amazing designs, and Lich-Knight's Conquest is absolutely one of them. It being able to reanimate multiple amazing creatures like Atraxa, Grand Unifier, Toxrill, the Corrosive, Etali, Primal Conquerer, or the new Gruff Triplets, this card has an opportunity to pop off in the right hands.

If a players is going all-in on the strategy, they need assets that can fill the graveyard and leave material on the field to satisfy Lich-Knight's Conquest's multi-bargain requirement such as Collector's Vault, The Modern Age, and Teachings of the Kirin. In Standard, this won't be hard to pull off.
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Baldur's Gate 3 First Playthrough Begins!

HamHocks24, best known as a Magic: the Gathering personality tries his hand at Baldur's Gate 3. His entire run through will be broadcast here and saved for anyone wishing to experience the Baldur's Gate 3 story for the first time or those who simply wish to see how Hocks navigates the harrowing journey within the Forgotten Realms.

HamHocks42 will be playing a druid with an emphasis on healing and party support. Whether that will work out in this game is not something he's looked into at all, so it could be a wild ride. It should prove to be an amazing adventure!
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Fight Club Season 3 Fighter Introductions

Fight Club is a multi-week streamer event pitting some of Magic: the Gathering Arena's finest content creators against each other in a showdown of skill and creativity. Do these fighters have what it takes each week to brew unique Magic: the Gathering decks based on randomly selected colors?

Week one duels begin September 2nd at 4pm EST (8pm GMT) at the HamHocks42 Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/hamhocks42
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More Excellent White Removal Arriving in Wilds of Eldraine

In this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 discusses Werefox Bodyguard from Wilds of Eldraine. The card is filling the 3-drop white removal slot that has been filled by cards like Brutal Cathar, Skyclave Apparition or Sigrid God-Favored before it, but this card might be significantly better than all of those for a variety of reasons.

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This Wilds of Eldraine Card will Change the Game

In this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 discusses Spiteful Hexmage from Wilds of Eldraine. This card is incredibly powerful for a very low cost and could be efficient enough to see play in older formats. In Standard, it can combo with cards like Brave the Wilds to produce incredibly fast aggro starts that midrange decks won't be able to handle.

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Wilds of Eldraine Spoilers Day One | Overthinking MTG #MTGWOE #WOE

Wilds of Eldraine spoilers have officially begun! HamHocks42 walks through the highlights of day one of spoiler season. There are some amazing cards present, so check it out!

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Historic Moonmist Jank! | Play Queue Nonsense w/HamHocks42

Historic is a powerful format, but it also has a very deep cardpool that allows jank like this thing to exist! We're playing Moonmist with the intention of flipping Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness as well as Rona, Herald of Invasion, and the surprisingly powerful Jacob Hauken, Inspector. When you add Maskwood Nexus to cards like Moonmist, you can generate some truly outlandish board states.

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… Historic is a powerful format, but it also has a very deep cardpool that allows jank like this thing to exist! We're playing Moonmist with the intention of flipping Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness as well as Rona, Herald of Invasion, and the surprisingly powerful Jacob Hauken, Inspector. When you add Maskwood Nexus to cards like Moonmist, you can generate some truly outlandish board states.

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Deck List:

4 Moonmist
3 Stomping Ground
3 Etali, Primal Conqueror
1 Forest
4 Jacob Hauken, Inspector
2 Mox Amber
4 Maskwood Nexus
2 Vorinclex
3 Rona, Herald of Invasion
2 Docent of Perfection
2 The World Tree
4 Ketria Triome
3 Rootbound Crag
1 Island
1 Mountain
3 Steam Vents
4 Esika, God of the Tree
3 Hinterland Harbor
3 Breeding Pool
1 Jin-Gitaxias
4 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
3 Springleaf Drum

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00:00 Deck Tech
07:55 Gameplay v. Mono White
12:27 Gameplay v. Jeskai
16:31 Gameplay v. Selesnya Toxic
19:11 Gameplay v. Mono Black
23:50 Gameplay v. Dimir Mill
32:07 Gameplay v. Golgari Mill
41:47 Gameplay v. Golgari Nazgul
53:55 Patreon Credits

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Culling Ritual is MASSIVELY Underrated | Overthinking MTG

Culling Ritual is a hell of a card. In fact, as far as sweepers go in Magic: the Gathering, you can do much worse than this Golgari powerhouse. In multiplayer games like Commander, it's especially potent and can also combo with Diregraf Rebirth for amazing value. As far as board wipes go, Culling Ritual is nothing short of incredible.

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Why is Arden Angel Special? | The Overthinking MTG Podcast

Arden Angel is a card that appeared on the Sega Dreamcast in 2001 but never saw a paper version until now. The chaotic nature of the card made it impossible to print in the past, but with the addition of dice rolling (specifically d4s) it's now possible. This card will be included in the Secret Lair Commander Deck: Angels: They're Just Like Us but Cooler and with Wings.

The deck appears to be loaded with great angels for the celestial enthusiast, but is this card worth purchasing the commander deck? In this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 discusses it and tries to answer that question.
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No Bans Might Be A Good Thing

The annual Banned and Restricted Announcement came down from Wizards of the Coast today and they declared no bans were necessary in the formats they oversee. Instead, Preordain was unbanned in Modern and Mind's Desire was unbanned in Legacy.

So what does this mean for Standard and Pioneer? Is business-as-usual a good thing at this point? HamHocks42 suspects it might be. While cards like Karn, the Great Creator, Nykthos, and Sheoldred are annoying to play against, are they truly problematic to the point where action must be taken?
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Historic Flumph Combo Deck | MTG Arena Gameplay

Historic has a ton of extremely powerful cards, not the least of which are Orcish Bowmasters and The One Ring. This deck leverages those powerhouse cards but also leverages Flumph and Loran's Escape to draw even more cards and exploit the triggers even more! Needless to say, this deck is a ton of fun and can deliver wins if you know how to leverage the stack and time your triggers.

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… Historic has a ton of extremely powerful cards, not the least of which are Orcish Bowmasters and The One Ring. This deck leverages those powerhouse cards but also leverages Flumph and Loran's Escape to draw even more cards and exploit the triggers even more! Needless to say, this deck is a ton of fun and can deliver wins if you know how to leverage the stack and time your triggers.

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Deck
4 Flumph (AFR) 15
2 Plains (THB) 250
4 Orcish Bowmasters (LTR) 103
2 Swamp (THB) 252
4 Loran's Escape (BRO) 14
3 Loran of the Third Path (BRO) 12
4 Go for the Throat (BRO) 102
4 Fatal Push (KLR) 84
4 Esper Sentinel (MH2) 12
3 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (DMU) 107
4 Unearth (2X2) 96
4 Concealed Courtyard (KLR) 282
2 Brightclimb Pathway (ZNR) 259
4 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248
1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (NEO) 268
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (NEO) 278
1 Castle Locthwain (ELD) 241
4 Caves of Koilos (DMU) 244
1 Bojuka Bog (WWK) 132
1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant (AFR) 258
3 The One Ring (LTR) 246

Sideboard
3 Surge of Salvation (MOM) 41
3 Underworld Dreams (THB) 121
1 Thoughtseize (AKR) 127
2 Thoughtseize (AKR) 127
2 Giver of Runes (MH1) 13
1 Thought Distortion (M20) 117
3 Unlicensed Hearse (SNC) 246

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00:00 Deck Tech
07:44 Game v Gruul Goblins
17:47 Game v Grixis Lurrus
21:52 Game v Esper Reanimator
26:39 Game v Mardu Timmy
38:19 Patreon Credits

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White Craterhoof Behemoth and Other Wilds of Eldraine Spoilers

In this episode of Overthinking MTG, HamHocks42 looks at the cards previewed in the first look of Wilds of Eldraine. We'll see the return of Adventures, a powerful planeswalker and a white Craterhoof Behemoth that will be a massive player in Commander on day one.

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Premium EDH Removal | The Overthinking MTG Podcast

Exterminate is the classic catch-phrase of the Doctor Who villains, The Daleks. As such an iconic trope for the franchise, the card was naturally going to be removal and, fortunately, it looks pretty powerful in decks that are capable of producing Daleks. The card is well balanced, however.

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Overthinking The Tenth Doctor

Doctor Who is coming to Magic: the Gathering and in today's episode of Overthinking MTG, HamHocks42 takes a look at one of the face cards of the set, The Tenth Doctor. The card appears to have big splashy gameplay potential, but it does suffer from a lack of power compared to other commanders that have similar functions. If you like to suspend, and you're a fan of Doctor Who, though, this card should be a fun buildaround.

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… Doctor Who is coming to Magic: the Gathering and in today's episode of Overthinking MTG, HamHocks42 takes a look at one of the face cards of the set, The Tenth Doctor. The card appears to have big splashy gameplay potential, but it does suffer from a lack of power compared to other commanders that have similar functions. If you like to suspend, and you're a fan of Doctor Who, though, this card should be a fun buildaround.

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Overthinking MTG is a podcast where our host, HamHocks42, takes a look at a random card from Magic: the Gathering and talks about it for a while. Often, though, he ends up yammering about whatever's on the top of his mind that the card reminds him of and a half hours passes and it turns out all he's done is share his thoughts on recent news related to Commander, Magic: the Gathering Arena, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or humorous anecdotes from his kitchen table jank days.

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The Tenth Doctor
{3}{U}{R}
Legendary Creature — Time Lord Doctor

Allons-y! — Whenever you attack, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. Put three time counters on it. If it doesn’t have suspend, it gains suspend.

Timey-Wimey — {7}: Time travel three times. Activate only as a sorcery. (For each suspended card you own and each permanent you control with a time counter on it, you may add or remove a time counter. Then do it two more times.)

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How Flumph and Orcish Bowmasters Combo Together

Flumph and Orcish Bowmasters have been making some waves as of late in Modern and Historic. When combined, they create an engine that can produce nearly infinite card draws for both players and potentially win games on the spot. To say the combo is busted is an understatement, and in this video, HamHocks42 breaks down how the combo works and why you should be concerned about it.

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Sun Titan is Nuts in Historic! MTG Arena Gameplay

Sun Titan is a powerful card that has been a staple in various Magic: the Gathering formats for years. And now, we can finally play with it on MTG Arena! In this deck, we leverage Sun Titan alongside 3-mana clone effects like Glasspool Mimic and Mirror Image to make a massive army of Sun Titans spring up out of nowhere. Mill effects like Glimpse the Unthinkable and Founding the Third Path are critical to set up our plan and Tuk-Tuk Rubblefort is a key to give the whole squad haste.

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… Sun Titan is a powerful card that has been a staple in various Magic: the Gathering formats for years. And now, we can finally play with it on MTG Arena! In this deck, we leverage Sun Titan alongside 3-mana clone effects like Glasspool Mimic and Mirror Image to make a massive army of Sun Titans spring up out of nowhere. Mill effects like Glimpse the Unthinkable and Founding the Third Path are critical to set up our plan and Tuk-Tuk Rubblefort is a key to give the whole squad haste.

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HamHocks also prides himself on providing in-depth commentary and narration over his plays to explain each decision point in the hopes that it will help you to improve your game and possibly see interactions you may not have otherwise. For more of his content, including the ability to interact with him live, check out his Twitch channel where he streams every weekday!

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Deck
4 Sun Titan (M11) 35
4 Glasspool Mimic (ZNR) 60
1 Swamp (THB) 252
4 Mirror Image (M19) 61
2 Tuktuk Rubblefort (ZNR) 173
4 Glimpse the Unthinkable (RAV) 208
1 Plains (THB) 250
4 Compelling Argument (AKR) 55
1 Crucible of Worlds (M19) 229
4 Founding the Third Path (DMU) 50
3 Unburial Rites (ISD) 122
4 Raffine's Tower (SNC) 254
4 Xander's Lounge (SNC) 260
4 Raugrin Triome (IKO) 251
2 Glacial Fortress (XLN) 255
2 Watery Grave (GRN) 259
3 Hallowed Fountain (RNA) 251
3 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248
2 Drowned Catacomb (XLN) 253
3 Winds of Rebuke (AKR) 90
1 Saheeli Rai (KLR) 207

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00:00 Deck Tech
05:48 Gameplay v Lightpaws
08:28 Gameplay v Sultai
11:54 Gameplay v Mono Green
15:30 Gameplay v Mardu Combo
19:35 Gameplay v Abzan Sacrifice
25:00 Gameplay v UW Combo
28:23 Patreon Credits

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Jace, Arcane Strategist | The Overthinking MTG Podcast

During War of the Spark, Wizards of the Coast put out a product targeted at new players called Planeswalker Decks. The deck featuring Jace was helmed by Jace, Arcane Strategist and, frankly, it's bad. Like, real, real bad. Honestly, this is head and shoulders worse than Jace, Mirror Mage, and that's saying something.

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Overthinking Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate from Commander Masters

Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate is a new legendary spirit naga from Commander Legends that synergizes beautifully with colorless counter creatures like Walking Ballista, Hangarback Walker, and Stonecoil Serpent. It could also be an absolutely amazing modular commander alongside cards like Arcbound Ravager, Arcbound Overseer, and even Arcbound Worker.

The other detail that our host, HamHocks42, goes into about on this episode is the return of manifest. It is an awkward keyword that was introduced in Fate Reforged to mixed success. The card Reality Shift is the only instance most players know manifest from these days. It is surprising that Wizards of the Coast have decided to bring it back here, but here it is.
… Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate is a new legendary spirit naga from Commander Legends that synergizes beautifully with colorless counter creatures like Walking Ballista, Hangarback Walker, and Stonecoil Serpent. It could also be an absolutely amazing modular commander alongside cards like Arcbound Ravager, Arcbound Overseer, and even Arcbound Worker.

The other detail that our host, HamHocks42, goes into about on this episode is the return of manifest. It is an awkward keyword that was introduced in Fate Reforged to mixed success. The card Reality Shift is the only instance most players know manifest from these days. It is surprising that Wizards of the Coast have decided to bring it back here, but here it is.

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Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
{X}{X}
Legendary Creature — Spirit Naga

Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on another colorless creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Omarthis.

When Omarthis dies, manifest a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the number of counters on it.

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White Black Nazgul Get It Done | MTG Arena Historic Gameplay

The Nazgul are at it again to wreck the Historic ladder. The deck is part tempo, part aggro and 100% value. Nazgul are able to snowball out of control and in the gameplay, HamHocks42 gets to see a wide variety of what Historic has to offer from Selesnya combo to Azorious control, you're in for a treat.

This deck was submitted by Mythic Patron Bunyip, so here's to you, Bunyip!
… The Nazgul are at it again to wreck the Historic ladder. The deck is part tempo, part aggro and 100% value. Nazgul are able to snowball out of control and in the gameplay, HamHocks42 gets to see a wide variety of what Historic has to offer from Selesnya combo to Azorious control, you're in for a treat.

This deck was submitted by Mythic Patron Bunyip, so here's to you, Bunyip!

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HamHocks also prides himself on providing in-depth commentary and narration over his plays to explain each decision point in the hopes that it will help you to improve your game and possibly see interactions you may not have otherwise. For more of his content, including the ability to interact with him live, check out his Twitch channel where he streams every weekday!

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Deck
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 339
8 Plains (THB) 250
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 338
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 337
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 336
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 335
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 334
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 333
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 332
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 100
4 Faceless Agent (J21) 1
3 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines (ONE) 10
10 Swamp (THB) 252
2 Orcish Bowmasters (LTR) 103
4 Kaya's Ghostform (WAR) 94
4 Vanishing Verse (STX) 244
1 Frodo, Sauron's Bane (LTR) 18
4 Benalish Sleeper (DMU) 8
3 Sheoldred's Edict (ONE) 108
2 Flowering of the White Tree (LTR) 15
2 Brightclimb Pathway (ZNR) 259
1 Concealed Courtyard (KLR) 282
3 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248

Sideboard
2 Rest in Peace (AKR) 33
1 Leyline of Sanctity (M20) 26
1 Leyline of the Void (M20) 107
1 Thoughtseize (AKR) 127
1 Deafening Silence (ELD) 10
1 Fragment Reality (Y22) 4
1 Thoughtseize (AKR) 127
1 Fragment Reality (Y22) 4
1 Day of Judgment (STA) 2
1 Kaya, Intangible Slayer (ONE) 205
2 Fracture (STX) 188
2 Damping Sphere (DAR) 213

Ham's Modification:

Deck
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 339
4 Plains (THB) 250
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 338
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 337
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 336
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 335
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 334
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 333
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 332
1 Nazgûl (LTR) 100
4 Faceless Agent (J21) 1
4 Swamp (THB) 252
4 Orcish Bowmasters (LTR) 103
3 Kaya's Ghostform (WAR) 94
3 Vanishing Verse (STX) 244
3 Frodo, Sauron's Bane (LTR) 18
4 Benalish Sleeper (DMU) 8
4 Sheoldred's Edict (ONE) 108
2 Flowering of the White Tree (LTR) 15
4 Brightclimb Pathway (ZNR) 259
4 Concealed Courtyard (KLR) 282
4 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248
4 Caves of Koilos (DMU) 244

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00:00 Deck Techs
05:40 Gameplay Deck 1 v. BW Combo?
14:40 Gameplay Deck 1 v. UW Durdle Control
24:27 Gameplay Deck 2 v. GBW Enchantments
28:28 Gameplay Deck 2 v. Lifegain. You know the one.
40:47 Patreon Credits

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Overthinking Rukarumel Biologist | Commander Masters Spoiler

Commander Masters will be bringing a complete EDH preconstructed deck featuring slivers. While slivers have been a mainstay in Magic: the Gathering for years, they can be an incredible value snowball that can absolutely dominate any game they are present in. They also have a ton of five-color legendary options such as Sliver Hivelord, Sliver Queen, or The First Sliver. Rukarumel, Biologist is going to join the ranks of 5-color sliver commanders and be on of the most awkward build arounds we've seen in some time.

And I think I love it for that. Finally, something to make slivers interesting again.
… Commander Masters will be bringing a complete EDH preconstructed deck featuring slivers. While slivers have been a mainstay in Magic: the Gathering for years, they can be an incredible value snowball that can absolutely dominate any game they are present in. They also have a ton of five-color legendary options such as Sliver Hivelord, Sliver Queen, or The First Sliver. Rukarumel, Biologist is going to join the ranks of 5-color sliver commanders and be on of the most awkward build arounds we've seen in some time.

And I think I love it for that. Finally, something to make slivers interesting again.

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Overthinking MTG is a podcast where our host, HamHocks42, takes a look at a random card from Magic: the Gathering and talks about it for a while. Often, though, he ends up yammering about whatever's on the top of his mind that the card reminds him of and a half hours passes and it turns out all he's done is share his thoughts on recent news related to Commander, Magic: the Gathering Arena, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or humorous anecdotes from his kitchen table jank days.

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Rukarumel, Biologist
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

As Rukarumel, Biologist enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

Slivers you control and nontoken creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other creature types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren’t on the battlefield.

{3}, {T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token.

3/3

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Tom Bombadil Historic Brawl Gameplay

Historic Brawl and Tom Bombadil are a match made in heaven. A chaotic commander that cares about a specific playstyle combined with a 100-card singleton format that produces awkward swingy games is nothing short of delightful. In this gameplay video, HamHocks42 pilots a deck he built to take advantage of Tom Bombadil's unique skillset with some of the best sagas in the game.

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… Historic Brawl and Tom Bombadil are a match made in heaven. A chaotic commander that cares about a specific playstyle combined with a 100-card singleton format that produces awkward swingy games is nothing short of delightful. In this gameplay video, HamHocks42 pilots a deck he built to take advantage of Tom Bombadil's unique skillset with some of the best sagas in the game.

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HamHocks also prides himself on providing in-depth commentary and narration over his plays to explain each decision point in the hopes that it will help you to improve your game and possibly see interactions you may not have otherwise. For more of his content, including the ability to interact with him live, check out his Twitch channel where he streams every weekday!

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Commander
1 Tom Bombadil (LTR) 234

Deck
1 The Kami War (NEO) 227
2 Island (THB) 251
1 Swamp (THB) 252
1 Mountain (THB) 253
1 Xander's Lounge (SNC) 260
1 Raffine's Tower (SNC) 254
1 Satsuki, the Living Lore (NEO) 235
1 Showdown of the Skalds (KHM) 229
1 Waking the Trolls (KHM) 234
1 Binding the Old Gods (KHM) 206
1 Firja's Retribution (KHM) 210
1 King Narfi's Betrayal (KHM) 219
1 Battle for Bretagard (KHM) 203
1 The Bears of Littjara (KHM) 205
1 The Mending of Dominaria (DAR) 173
1 Boseiju Reaches Skyward (NEO) 177
1 Jugan Defends the Temple (NEO) 194
1 Fall of Gil-galad (LTR) 165
1 Long List of the Ents (LTR) 174
1 The World Spell (DMU) 189
1 The Elder Dragon War (DMU) 121
1 The Akroan War (THB) 124
1 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker (NEO) 141
1 There and Back Again (LTR) 151
1 Keldon Warcaller (DAR) 136
1 The Bloodsky Massacre (KHM) 207
1 Kardur's Vicious Return (KHM) 217
1 The Cruelty of Gix (DMU) 87
1 Sheoldred (MOM) 125
1 The Eldest Reborn (DAR) 90
1 One Ring to Rule Them All (LTR) 102
1 Okiba Reckoner Raid (NEO) 117
1 Tymaret Calls the Dead (THB) 118
1 Chromatic Lantern (GRN) 233
1 Elspeth's Nightmare (THB) 91
1 The Modern Age (NEO) 66
1 Kiora Bests the Sea God (THB) 52
1 Behold the Unspeakable (NEO) 48
1 The Bath Song (LTR) 40
1 Medomai's Prophecy (THB) 53
1 Elspeth Conquers Death (THB) 13
1 The Restoration of Eiganjo (NEO) 34
1 The Birth of Meletis (THB) 5
1 Michiko's Reign of Truth (NEO) 29
1 Era of Enlightenment (NEO) 11
1 Gilded Goose (ELD) 160
1 Armored Scrapgorger (ONE) 158
1 Azusa's Many Journeys (NEO) 172
1 Ilysian Caryatid (ANB) 98
1 Elvish Mystic (M14) 169
1 Llanowar Elves (M19) 314
1 Paradise Druid (WAR) 171
1 Llanowar Loamspeaker (DMU) 170
1 Esika, God of the Tree (KHM) 168
1 Cankerbloom (ONE) 161
1 Experimental Augury (ONE) 49
1 Staff of Compleation (ONE) 242
1 Expand the Sphere (ONE) 168
1 Evolution Sage (WAR) 159
1 Contagious Vorrac (ONE) 164
1 Atraxa, Praetors' Voice (MUL) 98
1 Toxrill, the Corrosive (VOW) 132
1 Big Score (SNC) 102
1 Seize the Spoils (KHM) 149
1 Command Tower (ANB) 118
1 Cascading Cataracts (AKR) 285
1 Mana Confluence (JOU) 163
1 Plaza of Heroes (DMU) 252
1 Plains (THB) 250
1 Forest (THB) 254
1 The World Tree (KHM) 275
1 Hallowed Fountain (RNA) 251
1 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248
1 Steam Vents (GRN) 257
1 Watery Grave (GRN) 259
1 Blood Crypt (RNA) 245
1 Overgrown Tomb (GRN) 253
1 Stomping Ground (RNA) 259
1 Temple Garden (GRN) 258
1 Breeding Pool (RNA) 246
1 Deserted Beach (MID) 260
1 Shattered Sanctum (VOW) 264
1 Shipwreck Marsh (MID) 267
1 Stormcarved Coast (VOW) 265
1 Haunted Ridge (MID) 263
1 Deathcap Glade (VOW) 261
1 Rockfall Vale (MID) 266
1 Sundown Pass (VOW) 266
1 Overgrown Farmland (MID) 265
1 Dreamroot Cascade (VOW) 262
1 Ziatora's Proving Ground (SNC) 261
1 Jetmir's Garden (SNC) 250
1 Spara's Headquarters (SNC) 257
1 Raugrin Triome (IKO) 251
1 Indatha Triome (IKO) 248
1 Ketria Triome (IKO) 250
1 Savai Triome (IKO) 253
1 Zagoth Triome (IKO) 259

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00:00 Deck Tech
07:01 Game 1 v. Sméagol Helpful Guide
13:15 Game 2 v. Sauron, the Dark Lord
29:15 Game 3 v. Astor, Bearer of Blades
31:33 Game 4 v. Tom Bombadil! (insert Spider Man meme)
40:59 Patreon Credits

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Overthinking Skyswimmer Koi

The people have spoken, and a random card has been selected! Skyswimmer Koi is an amazingly flavorful common from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. It cares about artifacts entering the battlefield and once those artifacts are there, it helps filter your hand and fill the graveyard.

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How Gandalf Westward Voyager Works in Magic: the Gathering

Gandalf, Westward Voyager has a brick of text that could be potentially off-putting to casual fans of MTG because it reads like an Etali style effect that lets you cast your opponents' cards when, in fact, it does nothing of the sort. The card is still powerful and full of big spell potential, but the text box can be misleading at first glance.

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Vilis, Broker of Blood is Excellent in Commander

In this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 looks at an excellent reanimator target in Vilis, Broker of Blood. The card combos beautifully with any cards that require you to pay life such as Night's Whisper or Fell Stinger, but the engine really clicks into fourth gear when Underrealm Lich joins the party. It's possibly the best Golgari draw engine you can assemble because it draws you cards at will while also filling your graveyard.

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Nazgul Historic Gameplay | MTG Arena

The Nazgul are amazing cards and when they band together, they become even more powerful. In this Historic Magic: the Gathering Arena gameplay video featuring cards from Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth, HamHocks42 runs the Nazgul alongside Orvar, the All-Form to create a wraith chain reaction of value that leaves opponents quaking in their boots.

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Overthinking the Leylines from M20 | The Overthinking MTG Podcast

In today's episode, HamHocks42 takes a look at the leyline cycle that was printed in M20 and also calls out some of the other leylines from Magic's past. The cards are incredibly interesting because they don't require mana to cast as long as they're in your opening hand, but cost four mana otherwise. The effects they provide vary greatly, but can have a very large impact on the game depending on the strategy of the decks involved.

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How King of the Oathbreakers and Horobi, Death's Wail Interact

King of the Oathbreakers is a new card from Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth that has a gnarly interaction alongside Horobi, Death's Wail. It basically negates most of the downside inherent on Horobi and supercharges all your targeted spells by turning them into both kill spells for your opponent's things and protection spells for your spirits. Truly insane stuff that would be a blast to build around in EDH.

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False Jank Potential | The Overthinking MTG Podcast

Dreamshaper Shaman is an uncommon from Theros: Beyond Death that reads like an interesting janky build around that looks like it holds potential. Trust me, though, it just doesn't. The shaman here is able to cheat large permanents onto the battlefield in an inconsistent fashion, but it's just plain too expensive.

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Overthinking Bucklebury Ferry aka Oboro, Palace in the Clouds

Oboro, Palace in the Clouds is a classic utility land that can absolutely super charge landfall strategies, especially when you have multiple land drops available in each turn (i.e.: with Azusa, Lost But Seeking). In this podcast, HamHocks42 breaks down what makes this land so consistently good and why it was so incredibly expensive prior to its reprinting in the Lord of the Rings Commander product as Bucklebury Ferry.

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Nethroi, Apex of Death Historic Brawl Deck Tech and Gameplay

Historic Brawl is a blast of a format that allows for some crazy gameplay that leverages almost every card on the Magic: the Gathering Arena platform. In today's deck tech, we're going to be playing Nethroi, Apex of Death (aka Biolante, Plant Beast Form).

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… Historic Brawl is a blast of a format that allows for some crazy gameplay that leverages almost every card on the Magic: the Gathering Arena platform. In today's deck tech, we're going to be playing Nethroi, Apex of Death (aka Biolante, Plant Beast Form).

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This Abzan commander is capable of producing incredible graveyard synergy and value through triggered abilities on cards like Dreadhound or Syr Konrad, the Grim, but also by reanimating massive threats like Griselbrand or Razaketh, the Foulblooded. It turns out that having a mass reanimation spell in the command zone is pretty sweet. Oh, and we play a ton with mutate. Ikoria was a ton of fun and the mutation synergies are downright lovely.

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Decklist:

Commander
1 Nethroi, Apex of Death (IKO) 197

Deck
1 Stitcher's Supplier (M19) 121
2 Plains (THB) 250
1 Swamp (THB) 252
1 Forest (THB) 254
1 Mire Triton (THB) 105
1 Undead Butler (VOW) 133
1 Egon, God of Death (KHM) 92
1 Carrion Grub (M21) 92
1 Syr Konrad, the Grim (ELD) 107
1 Deathcap Glade (VOW) 261
1 Wailing Ghoul (JMP) 286
1 Plaza of Heroes (DMU) 252
1 Boseiju, Who Endures (NEO) 266
1 Sheoldred (MOM) 125
1 Renegade Reaper (KHM) 386
1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire (NEO) 268
1 Crow of Dark Tidings (SIR) 104
1 Gorging Vulture (M20) 102
1 Flitting Guerrilla (MOM) 105
1 Nezumi Freewheeler (MOM) 119
1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire (NEO) 278
1 Bonders' Enclave (IKO) 245
1 Dreadhound (MID) 97
1 Blanchwood Prowler (BRO) 172
1 A-Circle of the Land Druid (HBG) 203
1 Deathbonnet Sprout (MID) 181
1 World Shaper (ANB) 110
1 Vorinclex (MOM) 213
1 Kagha, Shadow Archdruid (HBG) 236
1 Old Rutstein (VOW) 244
1 Glowspore Shaman (GRN) 173
1 Argoth, Sanctum of Nature (BRO) 256
1 Phyrexian Scrapyard (Y23) 30
1 Teachings of the Kirin (NEO) 212
1 Eccentric Farmer (MID) 185
1 Excavation Mole (IKO) 150
1 Scourge of the Skyclaves (ZNR) 122
1 Command Tower (ANB) 118
1 Gate of the Black Dragon (HBG) 77
1 Llanowar Wastes (BRO) 264
1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant (AFR) 258
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One (NPH) 73
1 Titania, Voice of Gaea (BRO) 193
1 Priest of Fell Rites (MH2) 208
1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel (MID) 232
1 Breach the Multiverse (MOM) 94
1 The Cruelty of Gix (DMU) 87
1 Unburial Rites (ISD) 122
1 Griselbrand (SIS) 31
1 Razaketh, the Foulblooded (AKR) 120
1 Vilis, Broker of Blood (M20) 122
1 The Restoration of Eiganjo (NEO) 34
1 Bone Shards (MH2) 76
1 Liliana of the Veil (DMU) 97
1 Overgrown Tomb (GRN) 253
1 Liliana, Waker of the Dead (M21) 108
1 Necroblossom Snarl (STX) 269
1 Rankle, Master of Pranks (ELD) 101
1 The Eldest Reborn (DAR) 90
1 The Haunt of Hightower (RNA) 273
1 Argentum Masticore (ONE) 222
1 Geier Reach Sanitarium (SIR) 270
1 Forsaken Crossroads (Y22) 63
1 Blooming Marsh (KLR) 280
1 Cubwarden (IKO) 7
1 Boneyard Lurker (IKO) 178
1 Insatiable Hemophage (IKO) 93
1 Dirge Bat (IKO) 84
1 Gemrazer (IKO) 155
1 Migratory Greathorn (IKO) 165
1 Auspicious Starrix (IKO) 144
1 Cavern Whisperer (IKO) 79
1 Chittering Harvester (IKO) 80
1 Glowstone Recluse (IKO) 156
1 Majestic Auricorn (IKO) 22
1 Vulpikeet (IKO) 37
1 Huntmaster Liger (IKO) 16
1 Necropanther (IKO) 196
1 Temple of Malady (M21) 253
1 Journey to Eternity (RIX) 160
1 Indatha Triome (IKO) 248
1 Woodland Cemetery (DAR) 248
1 Haunted Mire (DMU) 248
1 Caves of Koilos (DMU) 244
1 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248
1 Concealed Courtyard (KLR) 282
1 Isolated Chapel (DAR) 241
1 Shattered Sanctum (VOW) 264
1 Temple of Silence (M21) 255
1 Sunlit Marsh (DMU) 257
1 Brushland (BRO) 259
1 Castle Locthwain (ELD) 241
1 Overgrown Farmland (MID) 265
1 Razorverge Thicket (ONE) 257
1 Sunpetal Grove (XLN) 257
1 Temple of Plenty (THB) 248
1 Temple Garden (GRN) 258
1 Castle Garenbrig (ELD) 240

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Chapters:

00:00 Deck Tech
07:13 Gameplay v. Omnath, Locus of All
31:09 Gameplay v. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
40:14 Patreon Credits

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Overthinking the Path To Exile Reprint in Lord of the Rings: Commander

Path to Exile is a classic piece of removal in Magic: the Gathering that has been largely overshadowed by its older counterpart Swords to Plowshares. Both will be reprinted in the Lord of the Rings: Commander product and in this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 compares the two and discusses what decks would want one or the other.

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… Path to Exile is a classic piece of removal in Magic: the Gathering that has been largely overshadowed by its older counterpart Swords to Plowshares. Both will be reprinted in the Lord of the Rings: Commander product and in this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 compares the two and discusses what decks would want one or the other.

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Overthinking MTG is a podcast where our host, HamHocks42, takes a look at a random card from Magic: the Gathering and talks about it for a while. Often, though, he ends up yammering about whatever's on the top of his mind that the card reminds him of and a half hours passes and it turns out all he's done is share his thoughts on recent news related to Commander, Magic: the Gathering Arena, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or humorous anecdotes from his kitchen table jank days.

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Path to Exile
{W}
Instant

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

“Go now, Wormtongue, whither you will. But then, if we ever meet again, I shall not be merciful.”
—Théoden

Swords to Plowshares
{W}
Instant

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms.

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Overthinking the Equipment of Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

In today's episode of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 takes a look at some big-name equipment that appear within Magic: the Gathering's Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth. There are some incredible tools and weapons used within the story that found their way to cardboard within the MTG set.

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Overthinking MTG is a podcast where our host, HamHocks42, takes a look at a random card from Magic: the Gathering and talks about it for a while. Often, though, he ends up yammering about whatever's on the top of his mind that the card reminds him of and a half hours passes and it turns out all he's done is share his thoughts on recent news related to Commander, Magic: the Gathering Arena, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or humorous anecdotes from his kitchen table jank days.

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00:00 Anduril, Flame of the West
05:33 Glamdring
09:07 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
13:25 Barrow-Blade
17:31 Bilbo's Ring
21:11 Mithril Coat

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Andúril, Flame of the West
{3}
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +3/+1.

Whenever equipped creature attacks, create two tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. If that creature is legendary, instead create two of those tokens that are tapped and attacking.

Equip {2}

Glamdring
{2}
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has first strike and gets +1/+0 for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to that damage without paying its mana cost.

Equip {3}

Sting, the Glinting Dagger
{2}
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has haste.

At the beginning of each combat, untap equipped creature.

Equipped creature has first strike as long as it’s blocking or blocked by a Goblin or Orc.

Equip {2}

Barrow-Blade
{1}
Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +1/+1.

Whenever equipped creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, that creature loses all abilities until end of turn.

Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Bilbo's Ring
{3}
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

As long as it’s your turn, equipped creature has hexproof and can’t be blocked.

Whenever equipped creature attacks alone, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Equip Halfling {1} ({1}: Attach to target Halfling you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Mithril Coat
{3}
Legendary Artifact — Equipment

Flash

Indestructible

When Mithril Coat enters the battlefield, attach it to target legendary creature you control.

Equipped creature has indestructible.

Equip {3}

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How Tom Bombadil Interacts With Reanimation Sagas | Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth

Tom Bombadil is an odd card that interacts with Sagas in interesting ways. One of the most interesting ways is when he gets reanimated by Cruelty of Gix or Elspeth Conquers Death (or cheated in with World Spell or similar). Tom Bombadil's triggered ability times out in such a way that you are able to spin into a free saga when he's your reanimation target and you don't need me to tell you how busted that can get. The interaction isn't necessarily intuitive, so this video is here to illustrate the interaction for anyone who is unaware.

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… Tom Bombadil is an odd card that interacts with Sagas in interesting ways. One of the most interesting ways is when he gets reanimated by Cruelty of Gix or Elspeth Conquers Death (or cheated in with World Spell or similar). Tom Bombadil's triggered ability times out in such a way that you are able to spin into a free saga when he's your reanimation target and you don't need me to tell you how busted that can get. The interaction isn't necessarily intuitive, so this video is here to illustrate the interaction for anyone who is unaware.

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Tom Bombadil
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Legendary Creature — God Bard

As long as there are four or more lore counters among Sagas you control, Tom Bombadil has hexproof and indestructible.

Whenever the final chapter ability of a Saga you control resolves, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a Saga card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. This ability triggers only once each turn.

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The Cruelty of Gix
{3}{B}{B}
Enchantment — Saga

Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don’t trigger. Sacrifice after III.)

I — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card.

II — Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.

III — Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
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Elspeth Conquers Death
{3}{W}{W}
Enchantment — Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — Exile target permanent an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.

II — Noncreature spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast until your next turn.

III — Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter or a loyalty counter on it.
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The World Spell
{5}{G}{G}
Enchantment — Saga

Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don’t trigger. Sacrifice after III.)

I, II — Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a non-Saga permanent card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

III — Put up to two non-Saga permanent cards from your hand onto the battlefield.
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Overthinking Last March of the Ents | Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth |

Last March of the Ents has an opportunity to be a fun top end finisher in a lot of green-based Commander decks. Commander games do need to come to an end at some point, and this card can definitely make that happen. For the low-low price of having a single high-toughness creature, you can free roll into a ton more creatures. This Magic: the Gathering set: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth looks like it's going to be incredibly fun with a lot of powerful designs.

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Overthinking Stone of Erech | Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth | Magic: the Gathering

Stone of Erech is a new hoser from the Magic: the Gathering set Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth. It's a colorless artifact that's capable of shutting down a number of strategies, especially aristocrats strategies and reanimator loops. It's additionally problematic for players who like to leverage death triggers such as Drivnod.

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Can Black Sun's Twilight Reanimate its Target?

Black Sun's Twilight is interesting in that it's removal as well as reanimation all on one spell's resolution. Which poses an interesting question - can the target of the removal become the reanimation target, if it's going to the appropriate graveyard? This is a Magic: the Gathering rules edge-case that HamHocks42 recently witnessed and had to research, so he decided to share the results of that research with you. In short, the answer to the question of 'Can Black Sun's Twilight reanimate its target?' is no. To understand the nuance of that, simply watch the full video.

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Vesuvan Drifter in Standard - Deck Tech w/Gameplay - Play Queue Nonsense

Playing off the top of your deck is a powerful mechanism to generate card advantage, and Vesuvan Drifter pulls it off in an interesting way. Fortunately, there are some amazing payoffs in Standard right now to take advantage of it such as Toxrill, the Corrosive or Cityscape Leveler. In this video in the Play Queue Nonsense series, HamHocks42 puts a deck together taking advantage of these interactions.

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The Forces of Evil Card Previews for Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth (LTR)

Lord of the Rings is a classic tale of good versus evil and, as a result, has to show off a lot of evil characters and forces. Naturally, those are going to make their way onto cardboard in the Magic: the Gathering set Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth. In this edition of The Overthinking MTG Podcast, HamHocks42 discusses some of the standout forces of evil and what kinds of decks you might want to leverage them in.

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Explosive Combo in Standard - Play Queue Nonsense Deck Tech

Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Explosive Singulary, and Hidetsugu and Kairi all come together to create a beautiful scenario where twenty damage can fly at your opponent's face out of nowhere. It feels fantastic when it pops off and can confirm it's a delight to play. Below are two deck lists, one submitted by viewer and patron Bunyip, and the other HamHocks42's twist on the idea. This is definitely fun for some play queue nonsense, but it also might be able to hang in ranked -- at least while people are still experimenting since the bans.

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… Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Explosive Singulary, and Hidetsugu and Kairi all come together to create a beautiful scenario where twenty damage can fly at your opponent's face out of nowhere. It feels fantastic when it pops off and can confirm it's a delight to play. Below are two deck lists, one submitted by viewer and patron Bunyip, and the other HamHocks42's twist on the idea. This is definitely fun for some play queue nonsense, but it also might be able to hang in ranked -- at least while people are still experimenting since the bans.

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Original Deck
3 Chandra, Hope's Beacon (MOM) 134
3 Shivan Reef (DMU) 255
3 Explosive Singularity (NEO) 140
4 Play with Fire (MID) 154
4 Lightning Strike (M19) 152
3 Cormela, Glamour Thief (SNC) 177
2 Mountain (THB) 253
2 Blackcleave Cliffs (ONE) 248
1 Burn Down the House (MID) 131
1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance (NEO) 276
2 Island (THB) 251
1 The Celestus (MID) 252
2 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus (ONE) 150
2 Plaza of Heroes (DMU) 252
2 Big Score (SNC) 102
2 Invasion of Vryn (MOM) 64
3 Otherworldly Gaze (MID) 67
4 Consider (MID) 44
2 Swamp (THB) 252
3 Sulfurous Springs (DMU) 256
1 Haunted Ridge (MID) 263
1 Shipwreck Marsh (MID) 267
1 Darkslick Shores (ONE) 250
2 Xander's Lounge (SNC) 260
1 Stormcarved Coast (VOW) 265
3 Hidetsugu and Kairi (MOM) 228
2 Brotherhood's End (BRO) 128

Ham's Tweaked Deck
3 Chandra, Hope's Beacon (MOM) 134
3 Ayara, Widow of the Realm (MOM) 90
4 Explosive Singularity (NEO) 140
2 Memory Deluge (MID) 62
3 Lightning Strike (M19) 152
2 Island (THB) 251
2 Burn Down the House (MID) 131
1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance (NEO) 276
2 Mountain (THB) 253
2 Solphim, Mayhem Dominus (ONE) 150
4 Plaza of Heroes (DMU) 252
3 Big Score (SNC) 102
2 Swamp (THB) 252
3 Impulse (DMU) 55
4 Haunted Ridge (MID) 263
3 Sulfurous Springs (DMU) 256
4 Xander's Lounge (SNC) 260
4 Stormcarved Coast (VOW) 265
4 Hidetsugu and Kairi (MOM) 228
3 Brotherhood's End (BRO) 128
2 Invasion of Segovia (MOM) 63

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00:00 Original Deck Tech
08:10 Gameplay v RB Breach
14:30 Gameplay v Mono Green
19:02 Gameplay v Mono Black
23:37 Hamified Deck Tech
29:25 Gameplay v Mono Blue
31:24 Gameplay v Esper
36:17 Gameplay v RG Ramp
39:37 Patreon Credits!

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How Saruman of Many Colors Works in Magic: the Gathering

Saruman of Many Colors is a card in the upcoming Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth Magic: the Gathering set. The card represents Saruman, one of the series' iconic villains as an Esper creature capable of stealing spells from your opponents' graveyards. The wording on the card itself is confusing, though, so HamHocks42 is here to break down how the triggers operate to, hopefully, clear up any concerns you have at your gaming tables.

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MTG Previews: The Fellowship - The Overthinking MTG Podcast

Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth will be arriving for Magic: the Gathering Arena and in physical paper soon and, as such, Wizards of the Coast have begun spoiler season in earnest. The set looks incredible, and on today's episode of Overthinking MTG, we kick off our spoiler round-ups with a look at the nine cards representing the characters who make up the fellowship of the ring. Some characters, such as Frodo and Gandalf, do have multiple versions, but we're going to be looking at the rare or mythic in the main Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth set for this show.

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What Do These Bans Mean for Standard?

Fable of the Mirror Breaker, Reckoner Bankbuster, and Invoke Despair have been banned in Standard. So what can we expect from the meta going forward? Will Atraxa domain still be the dominant deck? Will reanimator still be playable without Fable to enable it? We'll have to wait and see, but HamHocks42 has some thoughts on what is likely to rise to the top and what cards might step in to fill the void left by these three powerhouses.

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Kami War and Calix is Silly Fun - Play Queue Nonsense

Welcome to the initial episode of Play Queue Nonsense, the new deck tech and gameplay show featuring brews designed to be goofy and fun rather than being competitive. In this episode, we take a look at Calix and The Kami War. Hopefully, we'll be able to copy removal enchantments repeatedly to open attacking lanes for Calix, Guided by Fate to continue making copies of removal enchantments. The setup is janky, for sure, but it can definitely be fun.

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Overthinking Standard's Current Problem Cards

There has been a lot of hullabaloo around the upcoming Standard Banned and Restricted Announcement scheduled for May 29th, 2023. With the knowledge that there won't be a Standard rotation coming up this Fall, Standard players everywhere (especially MTG Arena grinders) anxiously await the news of what will be banned.

Additionally, there was an alleged leak of the ban announcement that claimed to have been pulled off the Wizards of the Coast website that had been written up to look like the official ban announcement. Wizards of the Coast addressed the "leak" and stated it was a fake and not to be trusted. Fake or no, the list has caused a lot of stir in the Magic: the Gathering community, so HamHocks42 took this chance to weigh in on which cards you might expect to see get the hammer come Monday.
… There has been a lot of hullabaloo around the upcoming Standard Banned and Restricted Announcement scheduled for May 29th, 2023. With the knowledge that there won't be a Standard rotation coming up this Fall, Standard players everywhere (especially MTG Arena grinders) anxiously await the news of what will be banned.

Additionally, there was an alleged leak of the ban announcement that claimed to have been pulled off the Wizards of the Coast website that had been written up to look like the official ban announcement. Wizards of the Coast addressed the "leak" and stated it was a fake and not to be trusted. Fake or no, the list has caused a lot of stir in the Magic: the Gathering community, so HamHocks42 took this chance to weigh in on which cards you might expect to see get the hammer come Monday.

00:00 Intro + Video Premise
01:40 Reckoner Bankbuster
05:40 Fable of the Mirror Breaker
10:26 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15:16 Invoke Despair
18:50 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
21:28 Wedding Announcement
25:22 Farewell
29:12 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
32:41 Raffine, Scheming Seer

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Overthinking MTG is a podcast where our host, HamHocks42, takes a look at a random card from Magic: the Gathering and talks about it for a while. Often, though, he ends up yammering about whatever's on the top of his mind that the card reminds him of and a half hours passes and it turns out all he's done is share his thoughts on recent news related to Commander, Magic: the Gathering Arena, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or humorous anecdotes from his kitchen table jank days.

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An Abandoned Keyword in Magic: the Gathering

Spin into Myth and Mesmeric Sliver contain a keyword ability called "Fateseal," and they're the only cards in all of Magic: the Gathering that do. Why would a keyword be given to this ability released in Future Sight in 2007 and never be used again? Also, can we expect to see Fateseal in any future Magic: the Gathering sets or is the keyword truly abandoned?

Spoiler warning: don't hold your breath.
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Overthinking Deadbeat Attendant and Attractions

HamHocks42 breaks down how attractions work, why they're good in older formats like Legacy and provides some unedited thoughts on why they exist within the greater context of Magic: the Gathering. All delivered in the standard Overthinking MTG style with a single card at the forefront: Deadbeat Attendant.

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Over the Top Can Provide Excellent Value in Standard - Deck Tech and Gameplay

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Overthinking Erebos, Bleak-Hearted

Let's look back at Theros Beyond Death to ask the question: Was Erebos, Bleak-Hearted any good? The card read like it should have a home in aristocrat style strategies, but never saw meaningful play outside of Commander and even there it's not known as a format staple.

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Wizards Extends Standard Rotation by Another Year

Magic: the Gathering Standard has been stuck with a pretty stale meta for the last few months, and Wizards let us know it will continue because the rotation we assumed would arrive in September is not going to happen this year. The sets that would have otherwise rotated in 2023 (SNC, NEO, VOW, MID) will now be rotating in 2024. This will encourage paper players to feel more secure in purchasing Standard decks (in theory), but it will delay the meaningful shakeups that keep Standard fresh.

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Spark Rupture is Cool New Tech

Are you sick of dealing with planeswalkers? Well, I have a deal for you! Spark Rupture from March of the Machine: Aftermath shuts down planeswalker abilities and transforms them into vanilla creatures. Granted, those vanilla creatures could still kill you, but they won't do it with loyalty ability activations, so that's nice. I think it's cool tech, personally.

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New Sultai Commander is for Rats?

Nashi, Moon's Legacy is a new card in March of the Machine: Aftermath that shows everybody's favorite adopted rat ninja growing into the scholar his mother apparently wished he could be. Additionally, he's added two new colors to become Sultai and support rat cards as well as legendary spells in the graveyard. For three mana, the card looks powerful in decks that can take advantage of the effect.

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Overthinking Urborg Scavengers from MTGMOM: Aftermath

Urborg Scavengers are an awesome three-drop that hates on graveyards and also has the potential to take control of the game by becoming the strongest body on the board after a few attacks.

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Overthinking Deification from March of the Machine: Aftermath

March of the Machine: Aftermath brings a lot of interesting interaction pieces with planeswalkers and today's card - Deification - provides protection to a planeswalker of a single type. Building fun decks in Commander or other casual formats themed around a single planeswalker character was already a fun thing, now you can boost them in a cool way with this card.

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New Grand Abolisher Art Clearly References A Best-Selling Book Series

The newest Secret Lair from Wizards of the Coast includes artwork that is a transparent homage to The Stormlight Archive, a New York Times bestselling fantasy novel series by the author Brandon Sanderson. HamHocks42 discusses this connection and the potential legal issue it presents as it relates to how the money from this product flows.

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The Best Battles for Each Color in March of the Machine

Magic: the Gathering's new card type has been out for almost a week now, so let's take a look at the examples of great battles in each color. There were a lot to choose from and a ton of great options from among the 36, but I whittled it down to one per color, plus one multicolor. Please note, this list represents my favorites and not the objectively best for your specific deck.

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Standard Etali Reanimator Deck Tech w/Gameplay

March of the Machine includes a ton of fun high-cost creatures and many of them allow free-casting or other methods of cheating creatures into play. And this deck uses all of them to excessive value! Etali, Primal Conquerer, Djeru and Hazoret, and Kroxa and Kunoros all allow a single reanimation spell to pop off out of control. It's a ton of fun, to say the least.

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Early Access Overperformers in March of the Machine

In March of the Machine, there are some amazing powerhouse cards. There are also a lot of subtly excellent roleplayers that can really deliver some value that maybe wasn't super obvious at first look. In this video, HamHocks42 recaps his experience in the MTGMOM Early Access event and shows off five cards that were overperformers that really showed off what the set is capable of.

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Best MTG Clone Effect to Date

Power creep is resulting in a ton of older cards being rendered obsolete and I fear the subject of today's video is taking the Alpha classic Clone and truly putting it to bed once and for all. To be fair, Clone hasn't been relevant outside of casual EDH for a long time with variants being printing in many recent sets, but this one is going to go down in history as the best one yet. See Double is instant speed, it can copy spells, and it has an entwine mode that can give you both effects at once. Blowout potential is very high with this card, like many other cards in March of the Machine.

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Overthinking Rona, Herald of Invasion

Rona, Herald of Invasion looks like an incredibly powerful adaptation of Merfolk Looter with some absolutely incredible upside that can allow you to potentially free cast your entire hand. Honestly, if you get Rona, Tolarian Obliterator onto the field, you will have a very significant advantage.

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Good Commons from March of the Machine

Just because a card is a common doesn't mean it's bad. In today's episode, we look at many commons from March of the Machine (MTGMOM) that could be good enough to see play in Standard and Commander in addition to being potential standouts in limited. In addition to brand new designs, we also see modifications to existing designs and some flat-out reprints given different names meaning you can now have redundancy in your Commander decks. Frankly, a lot of the lower rarity cards from March of the Machine look to be pretty darn good.

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Overthinking Elesh Norn (That's it, that's the whole card name.)

The grand cenobite mother of machines is back in March of the Machine. And frankly, of course she is. She's the primary antagonist and the reason this whole war is happening, so naturally she'd see a new iteration here. In the story, she's also brutally murdered, so presumably this will be the last time we see the character; although you can never tell these days.

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The New MTGMOM Etali is Truly Busted

Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness is a seven drop in Magic: the Gathering that provides truly nuts top end stopping power. There are going to be some amazing and just truly busted turns after MTGMOM drops when the new Etali hits the battlefield and pops off like crazy.

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Overthinking Kogla and Yidaro

Kogla and Yidaro - Magic: the Gathering's stand-ins for King Kong and Godzilla from Ikoria - have joined forces in March of the Machine to beat down phyrexians with the power of their sheer awesomeness. The card does a good job of blending the mechanical identity of Yidaro, Wandering Monster and Kogla, the Titan Ape.

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Overthinking the Invasion of Segovia

A new battle on an old plane is underway. The plane in question is Segovia, a plane where (apparently) everything is super duper tiny except the phyrexians (apparently). The card is a fun throwback to a classic plane that hasn't been referenced in years, but it also created a fun joke on Twitter by the Wizards of the Coast marketing team related to the memes appreciating people getting stepped on.

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Overview of March of the Machine Mechanics: Battles, Backup, and Incubate

March of the Machine will bring with it three brand new mechanics to Magic: the Gathering: Battles, Backup, and Incubate. In this video, HamHocks42 breaks down how they work at a high level and his impressions of them.

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March of the Machine Story Review w/HamHocks42

Magic: the Gathering's most recent epic multiverse-threatening war has come to a conclusion with the release of March of the Machine's story articles. In this video, HamHocks42 breaks down many of the key events and character arcs and asks the question of whether or not the massive buildup had a satisfying conclusion.

The TLDR is basically no. It seems that most of the impact occurred for unnamed characters off-screen with only a handful of established characters being meaningfully changed. The team behind this created a scenario where they could easily dust off a couple of edges and proceed with product releases as though these events had never occurred.
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A First Look at Battles with HamHocks42

Invasion of Zendikar is the first card with the new type Battle that Wizards of the Coast have previewed for us, and there are certainly thoughts to be had. This particular card doesn't look like it'll see much play outside of casual Commander, but the mechanical identity of Battles and the Siege subtype are definitely interesting. In this first look, HamHocks42 breaks down his impressions of the card in the way he does for all the cards that appear on his podcast, Overthinking MTG.

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Overthinking Uvilda and the Strixhaven Deans

Strixhaven included a number of two-color cards that were incredibly complex without offering a ton of power to back up that complexity. Chief among them were the deans of the various colleges. We're focusing on Uvilda, Dean of Perfection in this episode of Overthinking MTG but I throw in a lot of thoughts about the others as well.

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Chromatic Lantern and Debating Commander Playability in General

A lot of people are spending a lot of time bickering over whether or not Chromatic Lantern is playable in Commander. I think the debate is wild since some people are making broad generalizations instead of appreciating that Commander is a highly variable format that is different things to different people. Frankly, I think the debate is silly since no card is universally "playable" or "unplayable" in Commander. Debating Commander playability in general seems to be a waste of time except for it's ability to generate clicks.

...On an unrelated note: thank you for checking out this episode of The Overthinking MTG Podcast!! It's a series where I discuss individual cards and (like today) reflect on the game and the community as a whole.
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Fight Rigging Emrakul in Explorer! Deck Tech w/Gameplay

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Overthinking Wrenn and Realmbreaker

Wrenn and Realmbreaker is the newest mono green planewalker entering Standard and Commander through March of the Machine, so let's take a look at the card itself and identify if it'll see any meaningful play in any of these formats. The story beat in the Magic: the Gathering March of the Machine that's depicted in this card is pretty excellent.

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Elspeth is Back as an Angel! But is the Card Good?

Archangel Elspeth is here to wreck Phyrexia's day with a new 4-drop planeswalker card that is bound to make a splash in Standard and other formats. Honestly, I'd say the card is just good. Which is good, because it's a powerful character who has somehow ascended to the status of a freaking angel! It better be good!

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Emrakul, the Promised End Coming to Arena

The Eldrazi will be descending on Innistrad again with Shadows Over Innistrad: Remastered coming to Magic: the Gathering Arena on March 21, 2023. Emrakul, the Promised End is the massive mythic of the set that has an opportunity to shake up gameplay in both Historic and Explorer after its released. I, for one, am looking forward to it.

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Thoughts on the One-of One Ring in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth

The One Ring will be getting one of the most exclusive printings in all of Magic: the Gathering history by getting a serialized one-of-one copy included in a single Collector Booster Pack of Universes Beyond: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. It will definitely be interesting to see how the tale of this card unfolds and how it will impact the market moving forward.

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Gandalf the Grey is Blue/Red and It Works

Gandalf the Grey is a pretty great character within Lord of the Rings and this is an interesting interpretation of his abilities on a Magic: the Gathering card. In fact, limiting Gandalf's abilities to a single card would be very difficult given how enigmatic his powers are throughout the lore. So, Wizards of the Coast decided to give Gandalf the Grey the Blue/Red color identity and I think it works.

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New Legendary Lands!

The Shire and Mount Doom are two of many iconic locations within the Lord of the Rings novels and now they're being depicted on Magic: the Gathering cards! In this video, we discuss if they're any good within the game and whether or not they capture the flavor of their respective locations well.

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Tom Bombadil Makes His Way Into Magic: the Gathering

Tom Bombadil is a controversial character from the Lord of the Rings novels that contains unimaginable power held only in check by his lack of giving a rip. And now, this enigmatic character finds his way onto a Magic: the Gathering card for our amusement. Let's take a look at how well the card stacks up against the expectations of Lord of the Rings fans.

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The One Ring Has Been Revealed, and It's Pretty Cool

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Cranial Plating and the Really Cool Cycle It's a Part Of

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I Made a Whoopsie - Overthinking MTG Podcast

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Overthinking An Underrated Dragon Commander

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Breach the Multiverse Will Be a Commander Powerhouse

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Koth Is Surprisingly Good In Explorer! Deck Tech w/Gameplay

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This deck is a Patron submission by our newest patron, Bunyip! There are two varients - the one as submitted and another with my twist on it. I hope you enjoy!

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Original Submitted Deck:

Deck
4 Scapeshift (M19) 201
1 Ketria Triome (IKO) 250
3 Koth, Fire of Resistance (ONE) 138
3 Stomping Ground (RNA) 259
2 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales (WAR) 220
2 Awaken the Woods (BRO) 170
4 Rona's Vortex (DMU) 63
4 Steam Vents (GRN) 257
1 Narset, Parter of Veils (WAR) 61
3 Wandering Mind (VOW) 251
3 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove (THB) 169
2 Burn Down the House (MID) 131
4 Experimental Augury (ONE) 49
4 Make Disappear (SNC) 49
7 Mountain (DMU) 280
5 Island (DMU) 278
4 Forest (DMU) 281
4 Growth Spiral (RNA) 178

Sideboard
2 Giant Cindermaw (BRO) 136
2 Splendid Reclamation (VOW) 221
2 By Force (AKR) 144
1 Spell Pierce (XLN) 81
2 Spell Pierce (XLN) 81
2 Haze of Pollen (AKR) 193
2 Scatter Ray (BRO) 61
1 Titan of Industry (SNC) 159
1 Brotherhood's End (BRO) 128

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HamHocks42 Draft:

Deck
2 Scapeshift (M19) 201
4 Ketria Triome (IKO) 250
4 Koth, Fire of Resistance (ONE) 138
4 Stomping Ground (RNA) 259
2 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales (WAR) 220
3 Serum Snare (ONE) 68
2 Expand the Sphere (ONE) 168
4 Steam Vents (GRN) 257
2 Narset, Parter of Veils (WAR) 61
2 Wandering Mind (VOW) 251
3 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove (THB) 169
2 Burn Down the House (MID) 131
4 Experimental Augury (ONE) 49
4 Make Disappear (SNC) 49
7 Mountain (DMU) 280
2 Island (DMU) 278
1 Forest (DMU) 281
4 Growth Spiral (RNA) 178
2 Xander's Lounge (SNC) 260
2 Ziatora's Proving Ground (SNC) 261

Sideboard
2 Giant Cindermaw (BRO) 136
2 Splendid Reclamation (VOW) 221
2 By Force (AKR) 144
1 Spell Pierce (XLN) 81
2 Spell Pierce (XLN) 81
2 Haze of Pollen (AKR) 193
2 Scatter Ray (BRO) 61
1 Titan of Industry (SNC) 159
1 Brotherhood's End (BRO) 128

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Koth Is Surprisingly Good In Explorer! Deck Tech w/Gameplay

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